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Two days later

Nick POV

My stomach was doing summersaults when I finally managed to lift my hand to knock on the door. I haven't seen her since that night in the courtyard and I wanted to make sure things were okay between us. Especially after the whole thing being caught on camera. It was still the main story wherever you looked. In the papers and magazines and let's not forget TV. Fortunately our conversation didn't give much away, because now the number one question on everyone's mind was 'What happened that night?'

My thoughts were interrupted by the door opening to reveal Billy's smiling face.

"Nick!" He pulled me into a hug that I couldn't help but return. "How are you?"

"I'm fine." I pulled back, giving him one of the first genuine smiles in the last few days. "It's good to see you."

"You too." He stepped back. "Come on in. You know our home's always open to you boys. Next time don't even bother knocking."

I stepped into the house and looked around, suddenly feeling uncomfortable, which was a feeling I've never felt in this house before. "Umm, is Miley home?"

"She's actually out getting a milkshake with Mandy and Brandi, but they should be back any minute. I was just about to make a sandwich. You want one?"

"No thank you." I followed him into the kitchen, taking the seat at the island that I always took. It was kind of weird how familiar I was with this house.

"How about a soda?" He looked at me expectantly and smiled when I nodded, getting a coke from the fridge and handing it to me. "So..." He was now leaning against one of the counters, watching me with a concerned look in his eyes. "Crazy news huh?"

I dropped my gaze to the coke I was holding, suddenly feeling embarrassed. "Yeah."

"Hey," he said gently and walked over to me, squeezing my shoulder. "Don't be embarrassed." I looked up at him, biting my lip. He knew me too well. "For what it's worth, I'm proud of you son."

Hmm, didn't expect that one. "Really?" He nodded. "Why?"

"Because you're trying to make things right, and that's never easy. Saying that you're sorry is one of the hardest things in the world to do, and it took a lot of guts to do what you did."

I gave a sigh of relief that he wasn't telling me off for bringing Miley into the spotlight again. Or for breaking her heart. Just knowing that he believed in me was enough. Billy had always been there to talk to and it was great to have him around again.

"I just want her in my life again. To make things right," I finally said.

He smiled. "I know how important she is to you."

"I don't think anyone knows," I declared, my eyes staring into the distance. "She was my life. And when I lost her, it was like there was nothing anymore. Life just wasn't the same." I looked back at him. "I need her in my life. To be my friend again." Once again, I know it probably seems weird that I'm talking to Miley's dad about how much I love her, but he always seemed to understand.

He nodded. "Don't worry son. You guys will work it out." He sent a wink my way just as I heard the front door open and the sound of laughter.

"Dad! We're home and we got you a..." Miley trailed off when she entered the kitchen and saw me. "Uh, hi." She managed a small smile and I felt the butterflies in my stomach fluttering more insanely by the second.

"Hey," I replied, feeling a bit uncomfortable with everyone in the room. Mandy and Brandi were smiling from ear to ear at the sight of me, like they knew something I didn't.

Fortunately, Billy got the hint. "Who wants to play Rockband?!" And then he was out of the kitchen. Mandy and Brandi quickly caught on and hurried after him, leaving us alone.

We stood there for a while, just looking at each other in an uncomfortable silence.

"Umm, can we talk?" I finally managed.

"Sure." She scratched her neck, looking around her. "Let's go to my living room."

"Okay." At least we'll have some privacy. I followed her out of the kitchen to her wing of the house, trying to think of the words I was gonna say to her, but nothing really came to mind. Shit, this is gonna be harder than I thought.

"Here we are," she said when we reached the large room and I could see that she was just as nervous as I was about the conversation we were about to have.

"About the other night..." I started, deciding to just jump into it before I lost my nerve, but she interrupted me.

"I know you want to apologise, but don't."

Okay, umm, didn't expect that one. "Why not?"

She looked at me and gave me a shy little smile. "Because that was the most beautiful song I've ever heard."

I thought I could scream with joy. I had poured my heart and soul into that song. And it was just for her. "Really?"

Her smile widened. "Yes. It caught me a little by surprise, but it was amazing." She stepped closer to me and took my hand in hers. "You always expressed your emotions best in your songs, and this time you managed to draw some of mine to the surface too. Well, more than usual." She winked and the biggest smile crossed my face.

"Oh Miles." I pulled her into my arms and held her close. "I'm so glad you're not mad at me."

She laughed softly into my shoulder. "I could never be mad at you." She then pulled back a little to look into my eyes, but didn't remove her arms from around me. "And I'm sorry that I just left. I needed some time to think."

"I know." I couldn't help but pull her against me again. I couldn't get enough of having her back in my arms. "I missed this," I declared after a minute of just enjoying the hug.

She snuggled her head deeper into my shoulder and gave a sigh. "Me too."

"So, we're good?" I had to ask.

"Yeah. Perfect."

I wanted to kiss her more than anything in the world, but we just managed to become friends again and I wasn't going to scare her off by doing something stupid. Instead, I kissed her cheek when we pulled back, receiving an earth-moving smile in return.

"Come on, let's go kick their butts at Rockband." I winked at her and grabbed her hand, pulling her along to the family living room where the others had huge smiles on their faces to see us on good terms again.

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